Three young men
accused of brutalizing an 18-year-old gay man for hours
last weekend have been charged with hate crimes, according
to New Mexico police, court documents, and a
prosecutor. The men also allegedly kidnapped a woman,
who was held in a camper and kicked and beaten while
the man was repeatedly attacked after a house party in Edgewood.
Prosecutor Donna Dagnall said the man suffered
bleeding on the brain and a concussion as well as
facial lacerations and bruising but has since been
released from a hospital. Saying that "it's pretty clear to
us that his homosexuality was the reason for the
beating," Dagnal confirmed the three men allegedly
responsible have been charged under New Mexico's
hate-crimes law.
Uriah Smith, 17, and William York, 21, are
in custody as police look for a third man. All three
are charged with two counts of kidnapping, aggravated
battery causing great bodily injury, false imprisonment, and
conspiracy. (Sirius OutQ News)
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